July 16, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments my coworker took a video call from the bathroom, horrible exec is the boss’s best friend, and more — Ask a Manager It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My coworker took a video call from the bathroom I was on a call ... Read More
July 8, 2024 advice about your coworkers 0 Comments my coworker REALLY doesn’t like me — Ask a Manager A reader writes: I work in a small office (less than 15 of us). There’s pretty low turnover so most of us have been ... Read More
July 2, 2024 advice about your coworkers 0 Comments my coworker disrupts meetings and explodes or freezes us out if she’s angry — Ask a Manager A reader writes: I work on a four-person core team, and we have a standing weekly meeting that is required of every team in ... Read More
June 13, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments I don’t want to bake for my coworker, needlessly cruel layoffs, and more — Ask a Manager It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Is this method for layoffs needlessly cruel? I am writing this email while sitting ... Read More
June 4, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments my coworker will quit if I’m promoted, shimmer body oil at work, and more — Ask a Manager It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My office mate announces all their comings and goings How do I get my ... Read More
May 20, 2024 ask the readers 0 Comments the summer camp cook, the cat photo, and other stories of long-running coworker grudges — Ask a Manager Last week we talked about coworker arguments and grudges. Here are 15 of the most ridiculous stories you shared. 1. The cheesecake I worked ... Read More
May 15, 2024 advice about your coworkers 0 Comments my coworker stabs office furniture with a knife and no one thinks it’s a big deal — Ask a Manager A reader writes: I am dealing with a bizarre situation at work and could use some advice on how to proceed. My coworker, Charlie, ... Read More
May 10, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments ouija board decor at work, coworker nags me about drinking diet soda, and more — Ask a Manager I’m off today. Here are some past letters that I’m making new again, rather than leaving them to wilt in the archives. 1. Ouija ... Read More
May 1, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments employee said awful things about a coworker who was on the phone, company’s leaders are all white men, and more — Ask a Manager It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Employee said awful things about a coworker … while on the phone with them ... Read More
April 30, 2024 advice about your coworkers 0 Comments my boss told me to meet weekly with my coworker … but my coworker won’t do it — Ask a Manager A reader writes: I have a coworker, Jim, who is in the same department as me, and our work sometimes overlaps. We are both ... Read More